Highland Board Candidates Report Campaign Contributions

Someone is paying for the mailings and lawn signs of candidates running for Highland Township's local offices, but who?

Under Michigan campaign finance law that information is public record and must be filed with the Oakland County clerk's office.

A candidate's committee to elect must file annual campaign statements as well as pre- and post-election campaign statements for elections where the candidate's name appears on the ballot, including the Aug. 7 primary.

The deadline for filing pre-primary statements was July 27. According to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Supervisor candidate Rick Hamill reported the most contributions with $19,372.96, while treasurer candidate Linda Vance and supervisor candidate Catherine Kristian reported the fewest, less than $2,000.

The following information is based on reports filed with the county clerk.

Supervisor

Doug Bourgeois

• The Committee to Elect Doug Bourgeois filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Donna Gundle-Krieg

• Total Contributions: $2,175
• Spent: $2,109.13
• Remaining: $65.87
• $100+ Contributors: Pauline Saroki, $150 based in Commerce; Lynda Squires, $100 based in Milford; Anne Scott, $100 based in Northville.

Rick Hamill

• Total Contributions: $19,372.96
• Spent: $18,426.76
• Remaining: $946.20
• $100+ Contributors: Janey Brian, $100 based in Highland; William and Judith Brian, $100 based in Highland; Charles and Kate Burley, $200 based in Highland; Roger and Victoria Burrows, $100 based in Highland; Benedetto and Joanne DiPonio, $100 based in Highland; Robert and Treva Hamil, $100 based in Hartland; William and Doris Hamil, $150 based in Richland; Edward and Melissa Klimkowski, $200 based in Highland; James and Mary Lloyd, $100 based in Highland; Robert and Ann Marie Minock, $130 based in Highland; James and Susan O'Neill, $100 based in Highland; Dave Pement, $100 based in Clarkston; Timothy Trainor, $100 based in Muskegon; Lyle and Denise Tyler, $100 based in Commerce; Robert and Tamala Volmering, $100 based in Highland; Rick Hamill (candidate) $15,830.

Catherine Kristian

• Total Contributions: $1,869.67
• Spent: $1,574.67
• Remaining: $295
• $100+ Contributors: Deann Shelton-Craw, $100 based in Highland; Catherine Kristian, $1,214.67.

Lynn O'Brien

• Total Contributions: $7,815
• Spent: $6,814.65
• Remaining: $1,000.35
• $100+ Contributors: Michael Zack, $500 based in Highland; Friends of Mike Kowall, $500 based in Clarkston; William Sweeney, $500 based in White Lake; Kathleen Zack, $500 based in Highland; Bill Bullard, $100 based in Highland; Margaret Russell, $150 based in Highland; John Welker, $500 based in White Lake; David Schell, $100 based in Waterford; Jeff Heyn, $500 based in Highland; Anne Heyn, $500 based in Highland; B.I.A.S.M PAC, $100 based in Farmington Hills; Kaitlin Keeler, $500 based in Waterford; Sue Welker, $500 based in White Lake; Jerome Ruggirello, $500 based in Northville; Anthony Ruggirello, $500 based in Northville; Ron Fowkes, $100 based in Milford; Micheal LaFontaine, $500 based in Highland; Maureen LaFontaine, $250 based in Highland.

Arthur Van Brook

• The Committee to Elect Arthur W. Van Brook filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Steven K. Velasco

• The Committee to Elect Steven K. Velasco filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Clerk

Mary McDonell

• Total Contributions: $4,159.81
• Spent: $3,170.78
• Remaining: $989.03
• $100+ Contributors: Sue Thome, $100 based in Milford; Judy Kiley, $100 based in Highland; George Hubbell, $100 based in Milford; Christina Hamill, $100 based in Highland; Jan Roncelli, $100 based in Bloomfield Hills; Carol Rosati, $100 based in Bloomfield Hills; Oakland County Treasurer's Committee, $250 based in Commerce; John Pray, $200 based in Highland.

Linda Vance

• Total Contributions: $100
• Spent: $66.06
• Remaining: $33.95
• $100+ Contributors: David Pement, $100 based in Clarkston; David Vance, $2,783.87 in in-kind contributions.

Treasurer

Judith Cooper

• Total Contributions: $5,490
• Spent: $4,390.08
• Remaining: $1,099.92
• $100+ Contributors: Charles Cooper, $200 based in Highland; Charles and Judith Cooper, $1,490 based in Highland; Theodore and Kelly Holloway, $100 based in Commerce; Jeffrey and Kymm Loch, $300 based in South Lyon; Nancy and James Beal, $100 based in Highland; Walter and Jeanne Koziol, $100 based in Highland; Richard and Irene Taylor, $100 based in Highland; Jayme Schick, $100 based in Highland; George Hubbell, $200 based in Bloomfield Hills; Bernice Dillay, $100 based in Highland; Judith and William Kiley, $100 based in Highland; Nancy and Bruce Simpson, $200 based in Highland; Oakland County Treasurers Committee, $500 based in Commerce; Lon and Susan Vernier, $100 based in Highland; Flagstar Bank, $250 based in Troy; Huntington Bank, $500 based in Troy.

Tami Flowers

• The Friend of Tami Flowers filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Trustee

Mary Pat Chynoweth

• The Mary Pat Chynoweth for Trustee group filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Charles Dittmar

• The Committee to Elect Charles Dittmar filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Jim Gorman

• The Committee to Elect Jim Gorman Highland Trustee filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Brenda Granroth

• The Brenda Granroth Campaign Committee filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Brian Howe

• The Committee to Elect Brian Howe filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Bob Husic

• The Friends of Bob Husic for Trustee filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Joe Jozwiak

• The Committee to Elect Joe Jozwiak filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Beth Lewis

• The Friends of Beth Lewis filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Raymond Polidori

• The Raymond Polidori Election Committee filed a reporting waiver stating the group did not expect to receive or expend in excess of $1,000 in the election. When this request is made, the filing requirements of pre, post and annual campaign statements is waived according to the Oakland County Clerk's Office.

Russ Tierney

• Total Contributions: $0
• Spent: $4,308.32
• Remaining: $0
• Tierney did not take any contributions, instead donating his own money to pay for the campaign. 

Under Michigan campaign finance law, if a contributor donates more than $100 total to a campaign, they must also provide their occupation and employer information. The pre-primary statements are available in PDF form on the clerk's website.